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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, May 17, 2021

VOL. 276 NO. 31 May 17, 2021
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Programs

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NASA Study Sheds Light On F-35 Oxygen Deprivation Symptoms

May 14, 2021
Between 2011 and 2017, more than a dozen U.S. Air Force F-35 pilots reported experiencing oxygen deprivation symptoms. NASA has discovered new information that may help solve the mystery behind these physiological episodes and wants to study the issue more deeply. But the F-35 Joint Program Office is disputing the findings.
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U.S. Army Takes Wraps Off Two New Air Vehicles

May 14, 2021
U.S. Army officials revealed a long-range, loitering munition and a turbojet-powered Air Launched Effects system during the Edge21 demonstration event here on May 14.
rotorcraft
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NATO Wants Future Rotorcraft To Be Low Cost, High Speed

May 14, 2021
The NATO requirements appear to emphasize the higher performance and low cost of ownership, with the proposed prices similar to that of the standard troop-transport NH90.
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Australian Army Takes Delivery Of First Leased AW139

May 14, 2021
The Australian Army has received its first of three Leonardo AW139 helicopters under its Army Interim Commercial Helicopter Capability.
Starship
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SpaceX Plans Pacific Splashdown For First Starship Orbital Test

May 14, 2021
Just over a week after conducting the first successful high-altitude flight and landing of a full-scale Starship prototype, SpaceX has revealed details of how it intends to perform the first orbital test flight of the complete two-stage vehicle and Super Heavy booster.
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Lift Begins Low-Rate eVTOL Production

May 12, 2021
Lift Aircraft has completed its first six production Hexa single-person multicopters, including an aircraft delivered to the U.S. Air Force for flight testing.
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Eviation’s Alice Heads Toward Flight This Year

May 13, 2021
MagniX has delivered the first propulsion unit to sister company Eviation to power the Alice 11-seat all-electric aircraft, moving the prototype toward a first flight scheduled for later this year.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

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CAE Joins Jaunt Journey eVTOL Team

May 12, 2021
As it seeks strategic investors to set up operations in Canada, Jaunt Air Mobility has added to the list of suppliers working on the startup’s Journey electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi.

Funding & Policy

Whitley
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U.S. Army Protects Modernization Priorities In Budget Request

May 14, 2021
The U.S. Army’s 35 modernization priorities all survived budget reviews in the first months of the Biden Administration for the fiscal 2022 budget request, but there may be a wave of major spending changes in fiscal 2023.

Business

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South Korea’s KAEMS Signs C-212, CN-235 MRO Agreement With Airbus

May 11, 2021
Korea Aviation Engineering & Maintenance Service (KAEMS) has signed an MoU with Airbus Defense and Space as it positions itself to support the Republic of Korea Air Force’s Airbus CN-235 transport aircraft maintenance and future upgrade requirements.
Virgin
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UK Quantum Encryption Startup Arqit Goes Public With Virgin Orbit

May 13, 2021
Arqit, a four-year-old British startup aiming to provide quantum encryption for communications, announced May 12 it will become a publicly traded company after a two-step merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC).

Operations

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Zipline Expands Medical Drone Delivery In Africa

May 10, 2021
Zipline is to provide on-demand drone delivery of medical supplies to health facilities across Nigeria’s Cross River State.

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